Is marijuana worse than ...

January 21, 2015

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Is marijuana more dangerous than cigarette smoking?

The CDC: Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year. Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause the following: More than 440,000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke); 49,400 deaths per year from secondhand smoke exposure; 269,655 deaths annually among men (including deaths from secondhand smoke); 173,940 deaths annually among women (including deaths from secondhand smoke)

Deaths directly attributed to the physical effects of marijuana? You got it - zero.

The CDC: Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year. Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause the following: More than 440,000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke); 49,400 deaths per year from secondhand smoke exposure; 269,655 deaths annually among men (including deaths from secondhand smoke); 173,940 deaths annually among women (including deaths from secondhand smoke)

Deaths directly attributed to the physical effects of marijuana? You got it - zero.